Annual Sevas
The main annual festival of the Tirumala temple is the Brahmotsavam festival coinciding with the Dussara festival though Brahmotsavam function is carried out twice in the temple (the lesser known of the Brahmotsavam occurs earlier in August–September). Apart from Brahmotsavam, the following functions are conducted every year:
- Teppotsavam
- Vasanthotsavam
- Padmavathi Parinayam
- Abhideyaka Abhishekam
- Pushpa Pallaki
- Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam
- Pavithrotsavam
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